I love the Retreat Bag from Emmaline bags. I made this a year ago and still love. My family recently went on vacation to Canada and I needed a camera bag. We were packing light and I didn’t want to bring the big, bulky [and ugly] bag that came in the box. I pulled out my retreat bag, plopped in… View Post
I am addicted to making storage bins. How about you? My friend Carla asked me to make extra large fabric bins to store her son’s toys. The caveat – she wanted the fabric to be fun and modern, as she planned on leaving the bins around the house. We found the fabric on Premier Prints. I love their entire denim… View Post
Have you ever worked with stencils? If you love to transform surfaces, give stencils a try. They are a blast. I was recently contacted by Stencil Revolution about working with their products. I love anything to do with fabric AND designing fabric, so thought it would be fun to try their stencils. Stencil Revolution has an amazing selection of high… View Post
Did you take part in the #100DayProject this year? The days were April 3rd through July 11th. I had a blast creating block prints and then sewing them into pouches. My husband asked me to design a print with this shape. Here are images of the finished product. While I don’t love the color green, I do love how the print turned… View Post
I have been playing around with block printing and having lots of fun. With block printing – the design can be concise and perfect or flawed and organic. For me, it has been a transformative experience to allow my block print designs to be messy and imperfect. Paperless Post recently approached me to work with their platform and write about… View Post
I am happy to be back sharing a twist on one of my favorite patterns today – the curvy zipper pouch. Today I will be showing how to turn one pouch into a trio set. I love this pouch, especially in the smaller size. Isn’t the mini adorable? Add the nature themed fabric from DailyLike Canada and the pouches are… View Post
Hi Makers! I am happy to be sharing one of my favorite tote bags today – The 1 Hour Reversible Tote Bag. And great news, this is a free PDF pattern available in my online store. The fabric is from Dailylike Canada. I am apart of their fall program as an “Official Supporter” which basically means I get to pick out… View Post
And that’s a wrap… We made it to November. Can you believe it has been 10 months we have been sewing along together?? I had a blast sewing the blocks and am super close to finishing my quilt. My 5 year old son has claimed it for himself, so I have to get my butt in gear and finish it…. View Post
Hi makers! I am happy to be sharing a fabric bin tutorial today. And I have to admit that I made it in the cutest fabric around. When I saw this CACTUS fabric, I knew I had to have it. The fabric is from Dailylike Canada. I am apart of their fall program as an “Official Supporter” which basically means… View Post
